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ken6432

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  1. The sound is great, in my opinion. The issue with needing to unplug it to kinda reboot it when it disconnects is a real pain. They just pushed out a software update that implies you can reset it with the buttons now and not have to unplug it, though. That should help if it works. Mine has not disconnected since that update, so I can't say if that work around works or not. Hopefully, they have just solved the problem of the disconnects. With all that, I'm not sure I can recommend getting one at this point. I remain hopeful that they finally fix the problem, but it's been out there for some time.
  2. I think I'll just stick with the digital connection for now. I can do my more critical listening on my devoted 2 channel setup. This is more for providing background music. Thanks again for your input!
  3. Yes, it will do variable and fixed output. Neither is high enough output in this case. Your comment on the soundbar possibly converting to digital is a good one. I know of other devices that do switch their analog input to digital before processing the signal. Very counterintuitive, but it is done sometimes.
  4. #1 is the only output option that uses the Node's digital to analog converters which will most likely be of higher quality than the DACs in the soundbar (I don't know what chips/circuitry the soundbar uses, so that may be a bad assumption). While the other outputs are accurate, high quality outputs, they are just digital outputs. The quality of the final analog output that goes to the speakers is what matters. In some cases the sound quality difference between devices may be small, but in others the difference is substantial. It all depends upon the quality of the DACs used. Of course you have to have very good input content as well. If the input is lossy mp3s, the quality of the DACs is negated.
  5. Thanks. I have the Node volume maxed out as well as the soundbar and could still barely hear it. I guess I'll just have to use the digital connection. I would prefer to use the Node's DAC as I think it is probably better, but I guess I won't be able to. Thanks for the help!
  6. @KevinB Not to highjack @Luca Pescatori’s post, but I am having the exact same issue as he is. When my BluOS Node is connected via analog, the volume is super quiet and only the fronts and center are playing. In my case, everything works great when connected with optical. Just the analog misbehaves. I have the latest firmware installed and have had the sound bar for about a year. Any other suggestions?
  7. Laminator - would you mind posting the phone number and part numbers? Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk
  8. Thanks for the offer, but I can do my own searching. I was just wondering if they were actually discontinued, but had not been shown as such on the Klipsch site. There seems to be a large number of them in Europe for some reason, but they get very pricey. Thanks again for the help, RandyH000!
  9. Thanks for the suggestions. I contacted Acoustic Sound Design and they said they don't have any now.
  10. Which sites specifically? Everyone I have checked seems to be listed as out or back ordered.
  11. Have the HP-3 headphones been completely discontinued? I would love to find a walnut pair, but every place I find a listing says that they are back ordered. Just wondering if there is some supply problem or if they are gone for good. Thanks, Ken
  12. I reloaded my sound drivers which restored the optical output option. Using this allowed the headphones to work correctly.
  13. For some reason, my KG-300 headphones are showing up as a mono device on my PC. I have them connected to USB and Optical. Any idea what I need to change to get the PC to recognize them as a stereo device? I attached a screen shot of the Sound Device Manager dialog. I am running Windows 10. Thanks for any help.
  14. Could anyone please tell me if the cable material on the X10i and the S4i are any different? I have an original pair of 10i and a pair of Custom 3 anda new pair of S4i. The cable of the S4i seems to have the bends set in it and does not straighten out. I find this very annoying. The old 10i had what looks like a similar material (though black) and it seems to be fairly straight now, but still has some of the bends left. The Custom 3 has a woven material that transmits rubbing, but seems quite flexible. The S4i pair does not fit my right ear well as it has to be rotated quite a bit. I would like to get a pair of X10i instead, but was wondering if the cable is the same. Thanks, Ken
  15. I hooked it up and it sounded as if everything was fine. Thanks for your help. Ken
  16. For those that are interested, I took a few minutes and cleaned up the Heresy II crossover schematic that is being passed around. It is not redrawn, just cleaned up to remove the drawing mistake near the capacitor coming off of the autotransformer. I also added the terminal numbers for the autotransformers thanks to information from BEC, put in typed text for the speaker name, got rid of all of the black around it, and put a new border around it. I hope I have not violated some copywrite, I just thought a cleaner copy would be helpful. Thanks, Ken
  17. I guess I shoud have said this is the midrange driver from a Heresy II that I am building into a horizontal center chanel. The edges of the coil look fine, no damage what so ever. The piece in the top of the photo (with the coil on it) and the piece on the right of the photo appear to have been glued together originally. This assembly was placed on the magnet with the spacer (on the left) sandwiched between them using the two pins as the alignement. The whole assembly is then bolted onto the horn with the four threaded holes in the magnet. So Daddy Dee in response to your post, the top and right pieces are (were) glued together, but the horn mounts to the driver magnet with bolts.
  18. I took the horn off of my midrange driver during my speaker build to make sure I hadn't gotten any sawdust down inside it. When I went to pick the driver up off of the table saw table, I didn't get a hold of the bottom of the magnet area and the driver ripped apart. Is this driver now ruined, or can it be put back together? Thanks for the help. Ken6432
  19. Thanks to all of you that have replied. I have modified my design a bit due to some of the input and due to the fact that I realized the ratio of the length and depth dimensions was 1.999. I figured this might be a little too close to 2 which I was told to avoid. The new design is attached. I looked in one of my existing Heresy IIs and determined there was at least 1 inch of space between the mid driver and the back of the speaker. In this new design, I made the speaker shallower by .75 inches and made it longer. This changes the ratio of the length to depth to 2.27. I hope this is far enough away from 2 to be OK. The additional length also gives me some more room on the right and left end of the speaker so that the motor board can have a little more meat to it there. Also, I will not have to notch the mid horn any to clear the woofer. Finally, I moved the two horns up towards the top of the speaker in order to get the height of the horns as close to the height of the horns in my right/lefts per STLs input. Again, thanks for all of the input. If anyone else has some suggestions or sees anything I did in this change that will cause problems, please list them. Now all I need is the donor speaker to arrive in the mail. Ken Heresy Center Shallow.pdf
  20. I have already heard from others (right or wrong) that if I just put a Heresy II on its side, the dispersion will be off with the horns oriented the way they would be. Plus, if I repackage it to be horizontal, the speaker will fit under my TV better as the new height will be less than the old width. Thanks for the reply. Ken
  21. I am just starting a project to build a Heresy II center speaker to match my current right/left speakers. I am going to use Heresy II parts, but orient the components horizontal. I have adjusted the dimensions such that the interior volume of the cabinet remains the same. My question is, where should I locate the horns vertically? I am assuming the two horns should be the same vertical distance from each other as they are in the original Heresy IIs. In my attached drawing, I have centered the mid horn with the woofer, which will allow me to use all of the original screw holes on the horn. A small radius will have to be removed from the edge of the horn's mounting flange to clear the woofer, but less than is removed from the flange for the original Heresy. I could also put the top of the mid horn even with the center of the woofer, but that would take out one of the screw holes. So the final question, for now, is will the vertical location of the horns make much, if any difference in the sound of the finished speaker? If it makes a difference, I plan to put this speaker directly under my TV. Thanks for the help. Heresy Center.pdf
  22. Did I hear Trey correctly at this year's Pilgrimage (which was great by the way) that Klipsch has an upgrade kit to take an older Heresey speaker up to a Heresey III? If so, where can I find more info on this? What components are included, what is the cost, etc? Ken
  23. Thanks for the reply. I don't know quite how I would be able to place another Heresy for the center speaker. The only posible solution would be behind the TV, which doesn't seem ideal, and I don't even know if that would work. Just out of curiosity though, since I have Heresy IIs, would it be best to have another Heresy II or would a Heresy work just as well. Thanks again.
  24. Just found the forum, looks very nice. I have a couple of questions about my planned theatre setup. I currently have a set of Heresy IIs for my 2 channel system and was planning on using them for the front speakers. I picked up a pair of RS3IIs this weekend for $99 each (couldn't pass up the price) and planned to use them for the surrounds. It seems from other forums that the Acadamy is the center speaker of choice and I hope to get one if possible. I currently have an old NAD 7250PE that I like for my 2 channel system so I am looking at an NAD 763 as my reciever. Does anyone have a setup near this? If so, how do you like it? If not does anyone have an NAD 763 or one similar? What are the pluses and minuses of this reciever? Also, how high should the RS3IIs be mounted? Thanks for any help you can give. Ken
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